Entries by BBC News

‘Without sport I’d probably be a criminal’ – Olympic champion Tebogo /in /by

Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo says he could have turned to a life of crime in Botswana had it not been for sport.

Niger’s military leaders free ministers, but not ousted president /in /by

President Mohamed Bazoum has been under house arrest since the 2023 military takeover.

Ex-Shell boss tasked with cleaning up Nigeria’s oil sector /in /by

President Tinubu restructures the NNPC, a company which has long struggled with corruption allegations.

Death sentence for three Americans over DR Congo coup attempt overturned /in /by

The Americans are among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court.

Nigeria’s spectacular horse parade closing Ramadan /in /by

In the city of Dutse, thousands filled the streets to celebrate a centuries-old festival.

Nigeria’s spectacular horse parade closing Ramadan /in /by

In the city of Dutse, thousands filled the streets to celebrate a centuries-old festival.

Nigeria’s spectacular horse parade closing Ramadan /in /by

In the city of Dutse, thousands filled the streets to celebrate a centuries-old festival.

A burnt-out shell: BBC goes inside Sudan’s capital after army’s victory /in /by

Our correspondent enters Khartoum just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the Rapid Support Forces after a six-month offensive.

BBC finds fear, loss and hope in Sudan’s ruined capital after army victory /in /by

Our correspondent enters Khartoum just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the Rapid Support Forces after a six-month offensive.

BBC finds fear, loss and hope in Sudan’s ruined capital after army victory /in /by

Our correspondent enters Khartoum just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the Rapid Support Forces after a six-month offensive.